Holland Woods Middle School students pick grocery lists based on their simulated budgets at the Grocer Corner of the Junior Achievement Finance Park in Detroit.

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Crystal Garcia
| Times Herald

Some Holland Woods Middle School students got a crash course Wednesday on adulthood.

Students from the school's personal finance class visited the Quicken Loans Junior Achievement Finance Park in Detroit. They had to plan, and stick with, a budget based on a job, family and other life circumstances.

They had to buy the necessities of living on the grid, including a house, food, a car, utilities, insurance and health insurance. ...